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helios

/ˈhiːliɒs/

helios is the plural of helio.

Meaning of helio

Noun

helio (plural helios)

  1. A heliotrope (surveying instrument).
    • A helio or sun-reflecting signal was evidently the desideratum.1874, Verplanck Colvin, Annual Report on the Progress of the Topographical Survey of the Adirondack Wilderness of New York, for the year 1873

Proper noun capitalized: Helios

Helios

  1. (Greek) The god of the Sun; son of Hyperion and Theia, brother of Selene and Eos, father of Phaeton amongst others. His Roman counterpart is Sol.
    Synonyms:
    Titan

Synonyms of helios

Origin of helios

From Ancient Greek Ἥλιος (Hḗlios), from ἥλιος (hḗlios, “sun”).

Questions about helios

What does helios mean?
Helios means the god of the Sun; son of Hyperion and Theia, brother of Selene and Eos, father of Phaeton amongst others. His Roman counterpart is Sol.
What is helios the plural of?
Helios is the plural of helio.
What part of speech is helios?
Helios is a proper noun.
How do you pronounce helios?
Helios is pronounced /ˈhiːliɒs/.

Words near helios in the dictionary

  1. heliopsises
  2. heliorhodopsin
  3. heliorhodopsins
  4. heliornithid
  5. heliornithids
  6. helios
  7. helioscope
  8. helioscopes
  9. helioscopic
  10. helioscopin
  11. helioscopy

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Adapted from Wiktionary: helios (page history and authors); Helios (page history and authors); helio (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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